Coaching For Performance, 6th Edition (the Principles And Practice Of Coaching And Leadership: Fully Revised Edition For 2024)

By (author) John Whitmore; By (author) Tiffany Gaskell
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A fully revised new edition of the world''s #1 coaching book, featuring the powerful GROW model.
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The #1 book for coaches, leaders, talent managers and professionals around the world. This is the definitive and fully updated new edition.

''Coaching for Performance provides a foundation for those who want to understand the potential and power of coaching. The Sixth Edition is a must-read and a want-to-read; with updates, powerful case studies, and empirical evidence of coaching making a difference, having lasting impacts, and transforming societies.'' Magdalena N. Mook, CEO, International Coaching Federation

An international bestseller, featuring the influential GROW model, this book is the founding text of the coaching profession. It explains why enabling people to bring the best out of themselves is the key to driving productivity, growth, and engagement. A meaningful coaching culture has the potential to transform the relationship between organizations and employees and to put both on the path to long-term success.

Written by Sir John Whitmore, the pioneer of coaching, this new edition has been fully revised by Tiffany Gaskell, Director at Performance Consultants, the global market leaders in performance coaching. This 6th edition has been updated throughout to reflect today''s new world of work, and will revolutionize the traditional approach to organizational culture. Insightful real-world examples serve to champion inclusivity, alongside practical exercises which place an increased value on trust and responsibility. Critical new material has further been added to strengthen the process of measuring the benefits of coaching as a return on investment; all ensuring this contemporary new edition will remain at the forefront of professional coaching and leadership development.

''Timeless. The perfect handbook for you whether you''re a new and aspiring manager or a seasoned leader, seeking to improve your team''s performance levels. It is packed full of guidance on how to apply the GROW model to coaching high-performing teams within different scenarios, and comes with a helpful bank of coaching questions, dialogues, and a glossary.'' Forbes

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"This beautiful book is at once timely and timeless. Timely because it incorporates and responds to the very latest developments in what we know about work and workplace cultures. Timeless because it draws on and conveys the accumulated wisdom of centuries. Full of compelling case studies and actionable advice, Coaching for Performance is also refreshingly practical." - Amy C. Edmondson, Harvard Business School''s Novartis Professor of Leadership, and author of Right Kind of Wrong
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"The number one skill for people-leader capability at Johnson & Johnson is coaching. What is the best coaching model in the world? We picked Sir John Whitmore '' s GROW model. Every single person in our organization now has access to Coaching for Performance." - Sandra Humbles, Chief Learning Officer, Johnson & Johnson
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"Timeless. This amazing resource is the perfect handbook for you whether you '' re a new and aspiring manager or a seasoned leader seeking to improve your team '' s performance levels. It is packed full of guidance on how to apply the GROW model to coaching high-performing teams within different scenarios, and comes with a helpful bank of coaching questions, dialogues, and a glossary." - Forbes
Review quote:
"Coaching for Performance provides a foundation for those who want to understand the potential and power of coaching. The Sixth Edition is a must-read and a want-to-read; with updates, powerful case studies, and empirical evide